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| Name | HMS Badger |
| Acquired | November 1777 |
| Fate | Sold in June 1783 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Brig |
| Propulsion | Sails |
| Sail plan | brig |
| Complement | 90 |
| Armament | 12 guns? |
HMS Badger was a brig rigged Sloop-of-War[1] in service with the Royal Navy in the late eighteenth century. Badger is notable as being the first Royal Navy ship to be commanded by Horatio Nelson.
- ^ "NAVAL DOCUMENTS OF The American Revolution" (PDF). history.navy.mil. Retrieved 21 September 2021.